Today is the day that many have been waiting on, AMD Ryzen ThreadRipper processors have been unleashed, the reviews embargo's are lifted and as such welcome, to the first HEDT AMD Processors review,... Performance - CineBench

We’re less than 48 hours away from AMD’s official Ryzen Threadripper launch and the leaks just keep coming in hot. Fresh from the oven of leakery we bring you yet another set of mouth-wateringly tasty figures for the company’s upcoming Ryzen...

"1950X manages to deliver a whopping 3337 points with all sixteen of its cores running at 4.0GHz. By comparison a similarly priced Intel Core i7 7900X gets 2169 points at stock and maxes out at 2464 with a hefty 4.6GHz overclock. That comes out to a 35%+ difference when both chips are overclocked. Not even the world record Cinebench R15 run of the 7900X at 5.96GHz with liquid nitrogen cooling is enough to surpass Threadripper’s score."

I'm new here! I hope to be a good contributor to this thriving forum I've recently developed an app to help me with my CAD work. I want to share it with others so they can benefit too. The main goals of developing the app were:

No desktop software needed to view CAD files. All files should render in the browser.The ability to visually compare the changes between different versions of files.Full history of each user's contributions to a file. See exactly who did what, and when.

You might be thinking "but can't some CAD tools already do that?". Not consistently across all file formats. I developed this app because existing tools didn't suit my needs, so that should tell you enough.

I consider this app 'beta', so I'm not sharing it publicly yet. I'd really appreciate it if members here would give it a go and give me some feedback. If you'd like to, please send me an email at jackson@stemn.com.

I wish we had this nozzle back in the day when I was a young volunteer firefighter. It has quite a few great features.The crutch type support helps hold the nozzle in position from the back pressure exerted by the water flow. A very great design feature I think.

Contractors cut holes in concrete with borings bits of various sizes. Some are really big. The majority are made to be cooled with water to carry away waste material from the cutting. The drive units are big and bulky and need power cords that are conveneint to trip over.

Developments in battery and cordless equipment tech have created tools like Metabos 9" cordless angle grinder that is paired up with US Saws Core EZ system to allow you to munch through concrete with ease now..

We had a double-post on SolidSmack about the new 3D Printed Michelin tire with a write-up from new SolidSmack author Carlos Zotomayor. It's too good to let it go to waste, so posting on Smacktalk for everyone. Enjoy!!

French Tire Manufacturer Michelin Envisions A Future Where Cars Run on 3D-Printed Breath Mints

I mean, just look at it! Don’t tell me you don’t see an edible piece of candy instead of an adaptive car tire. Yet that’s what this new vision is: a vast improvement on a piece of technology that has been present since the time of the Flintstones.

After making rubber tires for so long that its employees must smell like the underside of a slipper factory, Michelin has decided to put a spin (heh, tire pun) on its traditional car shoes by utilizing everyone’s favorite modern miracle: 3D printing. While the concept is nowhere near completion and serves as more of a blueprint for the company’s direction, Michelin hopes to incorporate biodegradable tires that last as long as your hand-me-down Toyota Corolla.

So what exactly is this vision they envision?

By incorporating a honeycomb design that mimics natural models like sea corrals, these tires have no use for air – meaning that you’ll never have to worry about running over traffic spikes when evading the police. To add to the overall feel that you’re using nature to escape local law enforcement, the printed tires are also made of recycled materials! Hooray Mother Nature!

But what really sets these technologically-advanced gumdrops apart from their age-old brothers is their ability to regenerate and adapt themselves like a hairless Wolverine.

You see, whenever the tires get damaged or come into contact with new terrain, the 3D app of your supposed future car will replenish that specific bit of tire you just lost or refit the treads for the environment you are crossing. The beauty of this feature is that instead of replacing the entire tire, 3D printing only adjusts the parts that have to be dealt with, saving you both time and the hassle of learning how to change a tire.

Not only that, but in a future where mushroom trees and 3D-printing pit stops are abundant, your tires will be able to communicate with your vehicle via an app that lets you know if they have been damaged or need changing for the rough terrain ahead. It is still unknown if the app will be outfitted with a voice that complains every time you tread over dog poop, but for now the future seems devoid of that one annoyance.

"Autodesk, Inc. today announced that its board of directors has appointed Andrew Anagnost, current interim co-chief executive officer and chief marketing officer, as the company's new president and CEO, effective immediately. He will also join Autodesk's board of directors."

Is there a way to assign one of the buttons on the 3d mouse to be a pan lock? i find that when I'm sketching Its hard to be exactly parallel to the surface I'm sketching on while panning with the 3d mouse, which can mess up the endpoint locations of my lines.

The Walt Disney Company has published a patent outlining a proprietary method for 3D printing objects that are unable to be replicated by 3D scanning.Disney characters and figures are popular in the 3D printing community, particularly the infamous...

Building prototypes and models is an essential component of any design activity. Modern product development is a multi-disciplinary effort that relies on prototyping in order to explore new ideas and ...

Offering insights from the spheres of anthropology, psychology, education, design, and business, Creative Intelligence by Bruce Nussbaum, a leading thinker, commentator, and curator on the subjects of ...

Remember Alibre? That’s what people will be saying after today (or may have already been saying.) Alibre is the company and makers of Alibre Design 3D modeling software that was acquired by 3D Systems in July of 2011. As of today, Alibre is combined...

Can't help but thinking of using this to be able to find lost items or have the drone scan and laser rodents in the walls.

The software builds many 2D images as one antenna is waved around and then stacks them together in a 3D hologram. And because Wi-Fi travels through most walls, those holograms are of objects inside a room.

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Sat, 27 May 2017 00:08:21 +0000NoNoNotalk.solidsmack.com-topic-702Wi-Fi Used to Map 3D Through WallsTo AI, or Not to AI?Tech@joshmings wrote:

Google AutoML, Google's AI, is better than its own engineering team at creating networks for certain tasks...

"So far, they have used the AutoML tech to design networks for image and speech recognition tasks. In the former, the system matched Google’s experts. In the latter, it exceeded them, designing better architectures than the humans were able to create."

However....

This experiment in AI created paint colors leaves AI with a lot to be desired, even though I prefer the paint name/colors it comes up with

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Fri, 26 May 2017 22:35:16 +0000NoNoNotalk.solidsmack.com-topic-701To AI, or Not to AI?Repurposing A Container Ship Into A SuperyachtDesign@ROD_UDING wrote:

In what may be the best showcase of recycling ever. The Vard 1-08 Kilkea a former container ship was converted into a superyacht.

The ship has an ice class rated commercial hull and is able to stock enough supplies to stay a sea for 30 days while cruising along at 12 knots.

It was a bargain at a mere 72 million dollars to construct it. It does of course have a helipad proposed for it.The ship accomodates 36 in 18 cabins. So invite you can invite your friends for a 30 day cruise

With some conflicting priorities and lack of time to continue providing support and enhancements, I've decided to see if someone wants to purchase the source code and rights to two somewhat popular Inventor add-ins that are currently available in the Autodesk App Store.

Swift Prints: allows you to create templates for common printer configurations that you can quickly access later for one click printing of Autodesk® Inventor® drawings.

Design Notes: Design Notes is a history based note editor for all types of Autodesk® Inventor® files. This application adds the ability to tag notes to a file without the overhead of maintaining another database.

Both are written in VS2010 Visual Basic. If you're interested, look me up on the web at cadtoolbox dot com.

Ahh, the timeless beauty of Nixie tubes. Who doesn't love them? Anyhow, the 5th anniversary of the Nixie Machine is upon us and the M.A.D. Gallery teamed up with Frank Buchwald to create a larger version of the original.

Original Nixie Machine

The new Nixie Machine II has Nixie tubes built from scratch by Czech engineer Dalibor Farny. Talk about nitty gritty DIY.It also has a wi-fi enabled controller and an assortment of other controls for different effects and times zones. These can be controlled from you computer or phone. Only 12 of these bad boys will built for sale at a price of $30k each.

I'm a metal stamping Tooling Engineer. I have worked in the last 10 years with catia, nx and solidworks. Now I'm looking for a new cad package for my daily job. CATIA and NX are out of equation due to their price.

What I am thinking -solidedge (I've already made some trials) -solidworks (I've worked with it in past, but don't have use it in surfacing) -autodesk inventor (don't know much)

Somebody have told me that there is an interesting cad package. Zw3d cad. For what I've see, it looks impressive, I haven't made yet a trial. But it's surfacing and general modeling capabilities, looks good. It's price it's amazing less than half of price of the others in equation. But if the price is so low compared to the others which handicaps has he?

In the never ending race for All Terrain Vehicle superiority, the Russians are wilingl give 1000% to stay in the lead.Russian company Avtoros has gone and created a 8 x 8 beast for your traveling pleasure. It also has 8 wheel steering. I'm interested in seeing how that works.

Your'e gonna need a bigger garage to to fit this in when you park it at home. It measures up at 21' x 8' x 9'.

Power for driving this comes from a Iveco F1C 3.0 diesel generating 146 HP. Top speed is 43 MPH. I imagine the gas mileage is pretty low. Of course, if you can afford this beast, you are not worried about fuel usage.

Each one of these is built to order and takes 2 months to crank out. It will also set you back $200k. You do get to choose either the Tourist version that seats 9 or the Hunter version that sleeps 4.

I can't imagine ATV design going past this point. The Russians have probably won the war on this front.

I've seen a lot of multitools designed and sold for biking enthusiasts. Every single one that I have seen needs to be attached to the bike to carry it around or put into a bag, pouch, or backpack to cart it along with you. The "All In Multitool" pretty much goes all street thug with a ball on the others with its design.

This slick little bugger is designed to use what is typically wasted space on a bike. The hollow in the axle cranks. It slides right inside and is retained in place by a strong magnet. This has been road tested by a couple pro downhill cyclists in the Enduro World Series. Apparently they couldn't dislodge it. I find that pretty impressive.

So what does this little beauty hold in within it's body you say? Well, a fine selection of Allen keys from 3mm to 6mm, a Phillips tip, and a T25 Torx wrench to finish off the standard goods. It also has room to stash some chain links too for just in case situations.

It's and Italian design so from the looks of it, you get a lot of cool options for colors to customize with to match of make your ride stand out. You can hit the link at the top to the main Core 77 post about this bad boy for more pics and info.

So, you have issues with coworkers or roomates ripping off your sweet stash of leftover pizza in the fridge? Or maybe they just don't like buying their own mustard and prefer to score yours for their ham sandwich. So when you go to make your baloney and cheese and reach for that mustard you get nada out of that bottle you just bought last week?